Not the best quality pics, but here's my Saturn kit at a recent outdoor gig. I'll put up the 10" tom at home once in a while, but when its gig time, I go with the four piece. Classic, comfy, and just plain cool.

So I have the day off work, wife and kid are gone for hours, leaving me with so much glorious time to myself to just play, play, and play some more.

And then something mysterious happens....

My kit goes from this

To this....

I forgot how fun and natural playing a 1-up, 1-down setup is. That's what I played for the first 8 years, and only recently went to a 2-up setup. I'm thinking it's gonna be really hard to get that 10" back up any time soon. There's just something aesthetically pleasing about a minimalist kit.

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So I have the day off work, wife and kid are gone for hours, leaving me with so much glorious time to myself to just play, play, and play some more.

And then something mysterious happens....

My kit goes from this

To this....

I forgot how fun and natural playing a 1-up, 1-down setup is. That's what I played for the first 8 years, and only recently went to a 2-up setup. I'm thinking it's gonna be really hard to get that 10" back up any time soon. There's just something aesthetically pleasing about a minimalist kit.

First time posting on the forums, but I've been an avid reader for several years now, always loving to see all the fantastic kits that others are kind enough to put up here, and I thought this thread would be the perfect place to post mine.

Here's my 1976 Rogers kit in faux koa finish. I'm using it as a four-piece although I do have an additional rack tom in the picture. It's a 14x22 bass drum, 8x12 tom, 16x16 floor tom, with a Ludwig 6.5x14 Supraphonic from 1978. I've been really enjoying playing this one as of late!

The Breakbeats really seem like a cool kit! I was skeptical at first but I have heard nothing but good things. I plan on purchasing one soon since I have been doing a lot of unmiked acoustic gigs lately.

Been a while since I posted pics in this thread so I figured I would post my 3 Gretsch bop kits. All three are different, all three are identifiably Gretsch.

By the way, for anyone that may read this and care, I hear the New Classics are being discontinued. Only unofficial but seeing some of the steep discounts that some places are offering, I'm thinking there may be an element of truth to it.

That's a neat looking kit Rick. Do you notice any time savings in how long does it take to pack up and / or set up? Is the overall weight a contributing factor once it's all packed?

I packs up in no more time than any other set. It has three butterfly latches on the mounted tom and 4 on the bass drum. Weight wise it is about the same as my 22" Legacy Classic when all nested. I use a Rockn Roller cart for moving my gear regardless of the size of the kit.